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African slavery

Emancipation remains a work in progress – Chair of CARICOM Reparations Commission

Michelle Nurse Aug 1, 2018 0

Emancipation Day Message by Dr. Hilary Beckles, Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission We join annually with communities across the world in marking the moment in which the crime of chattel enslavement was confronted and uprooted…
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In emotional service, Jesuits and Georgetown repent for slave trading

Michelle Nurse Apr 19, 2017 0

"We express our solemn contrition for our participation in slavery, and the benefit our institution received. We cannot hide from this truth, bury this truth, ignore this truth. Slavery remains the original evil in our republic, an…
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Michelle Nurse Aug 1, 2016 0

Reparations: repairing legacy of underdevelopment

Michelle Nurse Apr 11, 2016 0

Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, addresses the matter of reparations, describing it as repairing the legacy of underdevelopment caused by native genocide and African slavery. Listen to his…
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